Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Radiolarian Cherts of the Mada’er Area, Southwestern Tianshan: Implications for Depositional Environment

In the southwestern Tianshan,the geologic ages of many strata and their depositional environments are still poorly constrained because of complex structures.The Mada'er area is located in the Kuokesaleling belt,Southwestern Tianshan.The cherts from the former Wupata'erkan Group contain abundant radiolarian fossils,including 10 species which are identified as late Devonian to early Carboniferous in age.Eleven chert samples have SiO_2 contents ranging from 88.80 wt%to 93.28 wt%, and 2.02 wt%to 3.72 wt%for ...     

下扬子区早三叠世孤峰组层状硅质岩成因

下扬子区早三叠世孤峰组中产出的层状硅质岩厚度为近20—80m,含有数量不等的放射虫和海绵骨针。孤峰组剖面有硅质岩型、碳酸盐岩型和硅质岩-碳酸盐岩混合型3种类型。层状硅质岩主要产在第一、第三2种类型剖面中。硅质沉积中心是一些菱形或椭圆形小型(面积在数千平方公里以内)凹地,其形成受断裂控制。硅质岩中产出泥化火山岩,层薄,且层数很多。硅质岩富Fe贫Al,富集As,Sb,Bi,Ga,Au,Ag,Cr等微量元素。稀土元素总量低,Ce负异常,重稀土有不同程度的富集,具有热水硅质岩的特征。硅质岩中混有少量非热水成因的物质。硅质沉积时海水温度约为几十度至160余度。     

Characteristics of Albaillella （ Albaillellarian ,Radiolarian） Fauna from Guadalupian to Lopingian Series in Permian, South China

On the basis of establishment of radiolarian biostratigraphy and conodont biostratigraphy,a radiolarian Albaillella fauna in the transitional environment from Guadalupian to Lopingian Series in Permian was found at a pelagic chert section in southeast Guangxi, South China. Radiolarian Albaillella is one of the most sensitive biology to the transitional environment. The Albaillella fauna shows an ecological evolutionary process from Guadalupian to Lopingian: declined stage-recovery stage-flourishing stage. The study of characteristics of the Albaillella fauna in the transitional environment may provide more information, not only for the subdivision and correlation of a high-resolution biostratigraphy, but also for influence of radiolarian Albaillella fauna on the pre-Lopingian mass extinction.     

老挝西北部琅勃拉邦构造带放射虫硅质岩及其构造意义

琅勃拉邦构造带内放射虫硅质岩含有放射虫Entactinia vulgaris Won, Entactinosphaera palimpola Foreman和Belowea variabilis (Ormiston et Lane),时代为早石炭世,为老挝境内首次报告。硅质岩样品具有很高的SiO2质量分数(95.29%~98.17%),大部分样品表现出相类似的稀土配分模式,部分样品配分模式图表现为上凸状,具有中稀土富集,均具有明显的Ce负异常,Ce/Ce*值为0.64~0.74,其中部分样品具有Eu的负异常,为0.58~0.68。Y/Ho比值为31.05~40.96,类似日本Sasayama中-晚二叠世的远洋硅质岩。地球化学显示其为含酸性火山碎屑非热液成因的远洋硅质岩。这些研究证实了在思茅板块和印支板块之间存在一个开阔的石炭纪时期弧后盆地。